On 18 March 1814 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) founded the Order of the Iron Helmet (German: Orden vom Eisernen Helm).
| Order of the Iron Helmet | |
|---|---|
 The two editions of the cross. The one on the right is from 1815 | |
| Awarded by Elector of Hesse | |
| Type | Order |
| Grades | Grand Cross Knight I Class Knight II Class |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Wilhelmsorden |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
Maximilian Gritzner describes the model and the statutes of the order as "influenced by the example of the Iron Cross".
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Order of the Iron Helmet
References
edit- Maximilian Gritzner, Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden aller Kulturstaaten der Welt innerhalb des XIX. Jahrhunderts. Auf Grund amtlicher und anderer zuverlässiger Quellen zusammengestellt. (Leipzig, 1893)
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